It is the same unshakable commitment and sense of responsibility for the prot...

It is the same unshakable commitment and sense of responsibility for the protection of civilians under threat of imminent violence that lies behind Ukraine's decision to be an active participant in the provision of temporary reinforcements to the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire. We are proud of the contribution that the Ukrainian aviation unit made to the United Nations efforts to save civilians in Abidjan, thanks to which thousands of innocent lives, mainly of women and children, were spared the imminent danger posed by deadly heavy weaponry. As in the first case I mentioned, Ukraine acted strictly in accordance with international law, and in particular with the unanimously adopted resolution 1975 (2011).